Votes have been counted. I'm going to be putting up the top 100 male film performances, female film performances and mixed television performances. Each update will have one from each list. I normally try and find, or write, blurbs, but it's going to be incredibly difficult to do that for this list, so each entry will just have a line or two. Can any discussion go in this thread

On the basis of her work between 78 and 80, Manz should have become a huge star. Her most popular role sees her playing Linda, younger sister of Richard Gere's Bill, a migrant worker who becomes mixed-up in a plan to scam a sickly farm-owner. Manz's narration adds greatly to the beautiful and haunting atmosphere of the film.

The performance that won him an Oscar sees Matthau playing unscrupulous, ambulance-chasing lawyer 'Whiplash Willy'. When his brother-in-law (Jack Lemmon) gets a minor injury in a collision with an American-football player, Willy sees the chance to scam the insurance companies.

Screen Actors Guild: Actor in a Drama Series (2009) Actor in a Drama Series (2007)

Awards nominated: Emmy: Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2010) Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2009) Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2008) Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2007) Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2005)

Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Television Series: Drama (2011) Best Actor in a Television Series: Drama (2010) Best Actor in a Television Series: Drama (2009) Best Actor in a Television Series: Drama (2008)

Satellite Awards: Actor in a Series: Drama (2007)

Screen Actors Guild: Actor in a Drama Series (2011) Actor in a Drama Series (2010) Actor in a Drama Series (2008) Actor in a Drama Series (2006)

The titular mother is devoted to her mentally disabled son. When a young girl is found murdered, blame soon falls on the boy. Convinced her son is being set up, she seeks to prove his innocence and shows that she's willing to go to any length to see him set free. The mother is a character without ego, defined only by her relationship to her son, so it's fitting that Kim Hye-ja throws herself so fully into the role that she almost disappears into the character. An unsettling performance, but a brilliant one.

Awards won: Asian Film Awards: Best Actress LA Film Critics: Best Actress

One of the greatest American actors of all time, Newman gives his all as the bitter, selfish and arrogant rancher, Hud. Hud's aversion to responsibility constantly sees him bang heads with his ethical father and wet behind the ears nephew, until a bad business by Hud threatens to ruin them all. Newman came to be regarded by many as a comforting, assuring face in cinema, which is a surprise because his early work marked him out as an actor perfect for roles that called for a sense of rebellious contempt for the world. Hud sees him giving one of the best performances of the 60s.

Awards won: Laurel Award: Best Male Dramatic Performance

Awards nominated: Academy Award for Best Actor Bafta for Best Foreign Actor Golden Globe for Best Actor: Drama

The grief-stricken father of murdered Laura Palmer gave Wise a chance to make his mark in television history. The unstable Leland's slow self-destruction and mental deterioration saw Wise giving a career-best performance, and ultimately he would make Leland into one of the most chilling and disturbing characters in the series.

Despite winning an Oscar fairly early in her career, Tomei spent about a decade not really getting the respect she deserved. Victim of a rather pathetic rumour that Jack Palance read out the wrong name at the Oscars (The fact that people believed it showed a staggering contempt for both Palance and Tomei) it took until 2001's In the Bedroom (Her second Oscar nom') for many to realise what a fine actress she actually is. The Wrestler saw her getting her third Oscar nomination for the role of Pam/Cassidy. It could have been a cliched role, the single-mom/stripper with a heart of gold who could save a damaged man, but Tomei invests such depth and heart in the character that she feels all too real.

He may have taken home his Oscar for Crazy Heart, but True Grit is where he really became one of the kings of Hollywood. John Wayne may not have had much range as an actor, but it takes someone special to step into a role he made famous and become so widely acclaimed for it. Bridges is magnificent here, there's no doubt that Cogburn is a drunk and surly grotesque, but he's also a good old-fashioned hero and there's few actors alive who could be make both aspects of the character so convincing.

Awards won: None

Awards nominated:

Academy Award for Best Actor Bafta for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics for Best Actor Ohio Critics: Actor of the Year Chicago Critics: Best Actor Las Vegas Critics: Best Actor London Critics: Actor of the Year Phoenix Critics: Best Actor Screen Actor's Guild: Best Actor Washington Critics: Best Actor

There's no doubt that Davis can be seen as a bit of poser, A white boy who desperately wants to be a black jazz musician. He's a bit of an idiot, excitable, has impulse control problems and has no clue when his mouth is getting him into trouble. It's the perfect role for Steve Zahn really. In many ways Davis feels like Ziggy from The Wire if Ziggy had grown up in New Orleans instead of Baltimore. But while James Ransone played Ziggy as an unsympathetic dick, Zahn rounds off Davis more. So while you may think he's childish and sometimes irritating, he's also quite loveable, and Zahn has never been better.

Best friend of Colin Firth's George, Charley is a lonely woman, still beautiful, but ageing and alone. There's a self-destructive, drunken sadness to Charley. The kind that leads her to try and seduce her grief-stricken, gay, best friend. Moore is one of the most remarkable actresses working today, able to take a character that could have been an Absolutely Fabulous style cliche and give her fragile layers beneath the brash exterior. Moore is excellent, as usual.

Demon-fighter, wise-cracker, cowardly idiot, Ash is quite possibly the definitive 80s horror hero. Starting off in The Evil Dead as the kind of every-man who would often be killed off halfway through, Ash is shown to be willing to do whatever it takes to survive, from killing loved ones when The Deadites possess them to cutting off his own hand and replacing it with a chainsaw. Part Moe Howard, part cynical killing machine, Campbell plays the role like he's the most hardcore live-action Tex Avery creation imaginable, and he's one of cultdom's most beloved actors because of it.

Funny, likeable, and 100% devoted to Amy, Rory has become one of the most popular aspects of Moffat's time running Dr. Who. Rory has grown over his time in the series, changing from the somewhat nervous character we first meet to becoming one of the most unfailingly brave and loyal characters in the show. He's even been given the coolest moment so far of any character in the new series. You have to wonder if the vote had been taken after this weekend's episode if he'd have been even higher in the list. Darvill plays the role with the right kind of comedic edge it needs, and it takes a soulless individual not to be impressed with both the character and the performance.

Following the death of her child, Gainsbourg's She and Willem Dafoe's He retreat to a cabin in the woods. Gainsbourg is grief-stricken over the role she played in the death and it's pushing her towards complete collapse. It's a fearless and raw performance, not just because of the explicit sex scenes, but because of how emotionally naked she is. Von Trier has a history of pulling astonishing, revelatory performances out of his female leads, Gainsbourg's is one of the very best.

Murray Burns is a happily unemployed writer, five months free from a soul-breaking childrens' show. He lives with his 12 year old nephew, Nick. The government have grown concerned about their living arrangements and offer Murray an ultimatum, get a job or lose Nick. Robards is the heart of this film, whether it's delivering the witty dialogue with such naturalism that it actually feels as if he's thinking it up on the spot, tormenting his neighbours with wake-up yells or seducing Harris to the tune of Yes Sir, That's My Baby (one of cinema's greatest musical moments) he's just breathtaking. It's one of the greatest performances in cinema history.

Quantum Leap is the story of Sam Beckett, a brilliant scientist who discovered a way to travel in time by leaping into the bodies of other people. Al is Sam's only link to his real time period, a holographic projection of Sam's best friend who is able to guide him to solve whatever tragedy or mystery each new episode presents. Al survived orphanages, Vietnamese p.o.w. camps, alcoholism and a string of failed marriages to become the real heart of the series. Scott Bakula's Beckett may have got all the flashy scenes, but several of the most powerful moments (The dance to 'Georgia', standing in the police cell softly singing 'We Shall Overcome') come courtesy of Al. Former child-star Stockwell came to the show fresh from a career revival (thanks to an Oscar nomination for Married to the Mob) and turned the character into a cult icon.

Awards won: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series: 1990